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Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Catalonia, Spain

The 45 best K-12 EdTech companies in Catalonia, Spain in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Innovamat.

45companies tracked
$36.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
16have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · K-12 EDTECH × CATALONIA

Our analysis of 148 K-12 EdTech companies

$9.7b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.

148companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
5unicorns
2016median founding year
65kcombined LinkedIn audience
71%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best K-12 EdTech companies in Catalonia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFoundedFounderEmployeesRecent signals
1Adaptical
AI-based platform providing learning solutions for schools
——Funding Raised2020Dyhagho Briceno
Co-Founder
18—
2Additio
Classroom planning and grading app for teachers
——Unfunded2014Jordi Corominas
Co-Founder & CEO
——
3Apolo Kids
Educational technology company offering personalized learning solutions
——Unfunded2020Claudia Riva
CEO
15—
4baobab planet
Baobab Planet provides online games for children to develop skills, interests, and talents.
——Private2008—1—
5Chinesimple
Mobile-based platform providing Chinese language learning solutions
——Unfunded2012Ruben Lopez Bello
Khanji School Founder & CTO
——
6Didactic Apps
Educational mobile applications for specially-abled children
——Deadpooled2013Nacho Huertos Martí
Founder & CEO
——
7Dinantia
Communication platform for schools
——Unfunded2015—9—
8EnderMetrics
Analytics platform for App developers
——Funding Raised2014Judit Villarte
Co-Founder & CEO
——

Top 12 K-12 EdTech companies in Catalonia

#1
Series A · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2006 · 326 employees
$22.1Mraised
▾

Operator of k-12 schools

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 29k LinkedIn followers — 43.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Series A$21.3M
  • 2019Seed$820.1K
Investors
Reach Capital, Kibo Ventures, Axon Partners Group, 10x Group, Dozen, Bonsai Partners
Tech stack
A3 Lazy LoadAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud Mail
#2
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2020
$547.2Kraised
▾

Platform for discovering after school activities. It provides solution to look for extracurricular activities, camps, events, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2023Seed$547.2K
  • Nov 2023Conventional Debt$213.4K
Founders & team
Lorin MayCo-FounderStephanie MeagherCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Bolsa Social Fund, Bstartup Banco Sabadell, ENISA
#3
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2018 · 8 employees
$358.2Kraised
▾

Online platform offering English language learning solutions for kids. The platform offers interactive story-based English language learning solutions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Seed$358.2K
Investors
Ship2B Ventures, First Drop, Aticco Ventures, StartupLabs Spain, Abac Nest, Bcombinator
Tech stack
AdjustAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesCookiefirstCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#4
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2021
$345Kraised
▾

Online platform offering game-based coding courses. Its platform provides apps made for kids with video tutorials, virtual assistants and games where kids learn coding skills. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 876 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Seed$345K
Founders & team
Carlos GonzalezCo-Founder
Investors
CastiVentures, NVentures, Nuclio
#5
Funding Raised · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2011 · 10 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

MyDocumenta provides a tool to create a digital portfolio for students, teachers, and schools from Primary to University. Allows users to send multimedia messages, save and display content throughout studies, include and organize any content, share with others, drag and drop videos, images and audio files, design multimedia games and content, evaluate, and communicate. Available on a monthly subscription basis.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$61K
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$94.8K
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$480.1K
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$487.1K
Founders & team
Cristina CasanovaCo-FounderAndrea ContinoCo-Founder
Investors
Europa, Caixa Capital Risc
Tech stack
PhpUbuntuBootstrapApache Http ServerCloudflareUnderscore.Js
#6
Series A · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2011 · 68 employees
$7.1Mraised
▾

Science Bits provides a platform for educational resources on science for secondary schools. Provides bite-sized online videos. Resources include 3D models, videos, audios, animations, virtual experiments and simulations. Based on the constructivist 5E Instructional Model. Also provides self-correcting exercises, teacher's resources and student progress tracking.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 15.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. ASECCBI) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2018Series A$2.9M
  • 2018Series A—
  • Sep 2011Series A$4.2M
Founders & team
Ariadna Alvarez Perez SimoCEO
Investors
Caixa Capital Risc, VenturCap, Athos Capital, Capitana Venture Partners, ICF, Smartech Capital
Tech stack
PleskCloudflare
#7
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2020 · 40 employees
$1.5Mraised
▾

Online platform offering extracurricular courses for kids. It offers courses in robotics, digital art, programming, social networking, and streaming for kids between the ages of 6 to 16 years.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Seed$712K
Founders & team
Belen CabidoCo-Founder & CEOInigo MendozaCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
Antai Ventures, Bonsai Venture Capital, Atresmedia Hub Factory
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAxiosBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebot
#8
Deadpooled · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2022 · 10 employees
$70Kraised
▾

SaaS-based platform providing multi-disciplinary learning solutions. It offers online courses on robotics, programming, renewable energy, and more. It also offers gamified learning solutions.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Seed$70K
Founders & team
James QuintanaCo-Founder
Investors
Bcombinator, B Capital
#9
Acquired · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2011 · 88 employees
$2.5Mraised
▾

Provider of internet safety and usage control solutions for students. It develops parental control and usage monitoring software solutions for k-12 students and also provides internet usage tracking sollutions for businesses. Its features include browser-based management and reporting, internet usage summary, social network monitoring and protection against inappropriate and illegal content.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 11.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Bouygues Telecom) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2014Series A$1.5M
  • Mar 2013Seed$1M
Investors
W8ventures.com, Kibo Ventures
Tech stack
ActivecampaignAlpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web Services
#10
Deadpooled · Sant Just Desvern, Catalonia · founded 2009
$561.1Kraised
▾

Learning solutions provider for K-12 schools & students

Founders & team
Rafa Villalón RuizFounder & CEO
Investors
Kereon Partners
#11
Deadpooled · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2015
$109.3Kraised
▾

myABCKit provides web and mobile-based platform to schools for adaptive language learning to kids from 3 to 7 years old. Teachers can write their own content, upload images, record voices for language learning. Also provides platform for keeping track of the kids’ performance. Available on iOS and android. Focusses on reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$53.5K
  • Aug 2016Grant (prize money)$55.8K
  • Seed—
Founders & team
Karina IbarraCEO
Investors
Europa, EIC Fund, Wayra Deutschland
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGeneratepressWp RocketElementor
#12
Deadpooled · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2012 · 11 employees
$42Kraised
▾

Linguese offers customised and flexible online live Chinese courses by native teachers. Also offers online live group lessons with a social learning community and access to self-learning material. Offers courses for corporates. Provides training for HSK, the official Chinese proficiency test. Works on a premium model.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2014Seed$42K
Founders & team
Paola CostaFounder & Director
Investors
Emerge Education

Funding & investor landscape

$36.4Mtotal disclosed funding
13companies funded
20disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Conector3 rounds
Intelectium3 rounds
Athos Capital2 rounds
Bcombinator2 rounds
Caixa Capital Risc2 rounds
Europa2 rounds
Kibo Ventures2 rounds
Nuclio2 rounds
10x Founders1 rounds
10x Group1 rounds

Notable founders

Lorin May
Co-Founder · toddl.co
Stephanie Meagher
Co-Founder & CEO · toddl.co
Carlos Gonzalez
Co-Founder · Minicoders
Cristina Casanova
Co-Founder · MyDocumenta
Andrea Contino
Co-Founder · MyDocumenta
Ariadna Alvarez Perez Simo
CEO · Science Bits
Belen Cabido
Co-Founder & CEO · Lifecole
Inigo Mendoza
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Lifecole
James Quintana
Co-Founder · Starlearn
Rafa Villalón Ruiz
Founder & CEO · Didactica Digital
Karina Ibarra
CEO · myABCKit
Paola Costa
Founder & Director · Linguese
Prism market signals · Spain · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,343,423 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of K-12 EdTech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Spain

How research on Education Technology is moving in Spain

A read on the academic research around Education Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 815 Spain-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201720212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 50% → 63% across 2017–2026.
top research entities
  • Department of Education46
  • Universitat Oberta de Catalunya43
  • Universidad de Salamanca35
  • Universidad de Granada34
  • Universitat de Barcelona31
leading researchers
Raffaghelli, Juliana Elisa · Santana-Mancilla, Pedro C. · Fernando Martínez de Carnero Calzada · Rodríguez-Ortiz, Miguel A. · Anido-Rifón, Luis E. · Crudele, Francesca · Córcoles, César · Yannis Dimitriadis
▲ Breakthroughs45 · 6%
▼ 9%→6% share
▼0.7× share momentum0 median citations89% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (9%→6% of field), led by Learning analytics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Learning analytics1→4
Newly emergingEducational technology 0→9 · Multimedia 0→5 · Curriculum 0→5
Landmark Organizational Learning, Innovation and Internationalization: A Complex System Model · 279 cites
◆ Advancements421 · 52%
▲ 27%→53% share
▲2.0× share momentum0 median citations89% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (27%→53% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology3→85
  • Mathematics education8→48
  • Blended learning5→35
  • Context (archaeology)6→36
  • Experiential learning2→24
Newly emergingHigher education 0→51 · Perception 0→37 · Active learning (machine learning) 0→20
Landmark The impact of mobile learning on students' learning behaviours and performance: Report from a large blended classroom · 424 cites
▼ Concerns214 · 26%
▲ 18%→26% share
▲1.4× share momentum0 median citations89% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (18%→26% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology2→55
  • Higher education1→29
  • Mathematics education1→19
  • Information and Communications Technology1→16
  • Pedagogy1→11
Newly emergingPerception 0→20 · Technology integration 0→16 · Learning analytics 0→15
Landmark AI literacy in K-12: a systematic literature review · 455 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Spain

Where edtech is researched across Spain

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Madrid112 · +0.35
Hot · Instructional designAdvancing · Active learning (machine learning)Opportunity · Digital learningConcern · Personalization
Barcelona49 · +0.10
Hot · PersonalizationAdvancing · Human–computer interactionOpportunity · Teaching methodConcern · Key (lock)
Granada35 · +0.34
Hot · Flipped classroomAdvancing · Mathematics educationOpportunity · PerceptionConcern · Higher education
Valencia34 · +0.40
Hot · Intervention (counseling)Advancing · UsabilityOpportunity · PerceptionConcern · Educational technology
Seville32 · +0.19
Hot · Higher educationAdvancing · PedagogyOpportunity · Modality (human–computer interaction)Concern · Technology integration
Cerdanyola del Vallès17 · +0.38
Hot · Educational technologyOpportunity · Experiential learning
Zaragoza13 · +0.51
Advancing · Educational technologyOpportunity · Variety (cybernetics)
Pamplona12 · +0.35
Hot · Educational technologyOpportunity · Qualitative research
Leioa11 · +0.50
Hot · Mathematics educationAdvancing · Educational technologyOpportunity · Test (biology)
Santiago de Compostela6 · +0.07
Opportunity · Psychological intervention

Common questions

How many K-12 EdTech companies are there in Catalonia, Spain?
Radar tracks 45 indexable K-12 EdTech companies headquartered in Catalonia, Spain that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by K-12 EdTech companies in Catalonia, Spain?
The K-12 EdTech companies in Catalonia, Spain on this list have raised a combined $36.4M in disclosed equity funding across 13 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded K-12 EdTech company in Catalonia, Spain?
Innovamat is the highest-funded K-12 EdTech company in Catalonia, Spain, with $22.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many K-12 EdTech companies in Catalonia, Spain are funded?
13 of the 45 K-12 EdTech companies in Catalonia, Spain on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many K-12 EdTech unicorns are there in Catalonia, Spain?
None of the K-12 EdTech companies in Catalonia, Spain on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Catalonia, Spain K-12 EdTech companies?
The most active investors in Catalonia, Spain K-12 EdTech companies on this list include Conector, Intelectium, Athos Capital, Bcombinator, Caixa Capital Risc.
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